Series 1 (2008)

1. Motions

First Broadcast: Thu 26th June 2008

Scrooby Trevithick has gone missing, leaving a number of recordings detailing his recent attempts to better himself. Scrooby and his friend Walshie visit Cuba for a series of creative workshops. He dabbles in writing, reflexology, egg-decorating and going back to nature before making his own unusual Caribbean cocktails.

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2. Athletics

First Broadcast: Thu 3rd July 2008

Scrooby continues his quest to find himself by trying to improve his intellect with speed reading, having a brain work-out, trying Mensa classes, and ends up with his ever faithful mate Walshie on top of Ben Nevis with a brick, a lighter and a book of Carol Vordeman's Sudoku.

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3. Herb

First Broadcast: Thu 10th July 2008

Scrooby and Walshie discover their new next-door neighbour is a homeopath which opens a window into alternative herbal medicine. Scrooby tries some guerilla gardening in the communal garden but finds his herb growing is frustrated not only by his neighbours but also by the local police force and some unwelcome heavies.

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4. Agate

First Broadcast: Thu 17th July 2008

This week Scrooby has some romantic problems and finds solace in trying out some feng shui, which encourages Scrooby to enter the unusual world of healing crystals. Through his experience, Scrooby and Walshie meet a strange neighbour, get onto the wrong side of the law, try their hand at Dowsing and find Monopoly not to have healing properties.

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5. Fridge

First Broadcast: Thu 24th July 2008

Scrooby has been feeling overweight, so having investigated various fad diets, different forms of vegetarianism which include eating meat, and freeganism - the sourcing of leftover food from various premises bordering on theft, Scrooby decides to settle on an exercise/diet regime involving fiendishly complicated calorific calculations.

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6. Dream

First Broadcast: Thu 31st July 2008

Continuing his journey of self-improvement, Scrooby gets worried about the content of his dreams, so with the help of his mate Walshie, an analyst, a visit to a massage parlour and some very smelly cheese, Scrooby tries to ease his nightmare-ridden slumber.

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